as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
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as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Recent Examples of nearby
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
For a time, the nearby Elephant Butte Dam was the largest dam in the world and the town served as lodging and entertainment for dam workers.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
The property is just a mile from Grand Teton National Park’s summer seasonal entrance, and activities like wildlife tours, climbing, horseback riding, and fishing are all available nearby.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Two persons of interest were later arrested after being captured on video running into a house nearby the scene.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Additional surveillance footage shared by a nearby business showed the suspect walking around the corner and retrieving a metal keg that was outside a nearby home, Berman added.
—Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
For a time, the nearby Elephant Butte Dam was the largest dam in the world and the town served as lodging and entertainment for dam workers.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Adverb
Back inside, an open sunroom sits off to one side of the main living area, with the kitchen also nearby.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
The property is just a mile from Grand Teton National Park’s summer seasonal entrance, and activities like wildlife tours, climbing, horseback riding, and fishing are all available nearby.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Preposition
For longer floats, nearby KP Hole Park offers VIP parking on weekends, which can be a game-changer.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Two persons of interest were later arrested after being captured on video running into a house nearby the scene.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearby
Adjective
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And hopefully the near future features another Starship launch — a giant rocket getting off the ground in a matter of weeks, versus the seven months that separated today’s mission from the previous test flight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Lower interest rates, however, might not be in the near-term cards, even with new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh .—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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What to do nearby With Walt Disney World so close, and Universal and SeaWorld within a 25-minute drive, the siren call of theme parks is real.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Clarke is about as close to a Hollywood insider as someone who never dips a toe into production gets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Preposition
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Karen Whitaker, 79, was discovered, along with 80-year-old husband Donald, in their Bermuda Dunes home.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Traffic thickened along the roads leading out of Beirut.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Another 6,000 people were killed in the northern parts of neighboring Syria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The armed violence in Cité Soleil and the neighboring Cul-de-Sac plain has been flaring up on and off since February.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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For the single take prologue, Pawlikowski kept sculpting it with Diehl, taking things out, putting them back in, to reach the right length and cadence.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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But wipe your brow, roll up your sleeves, and get stuck in.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
Preposition
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The Four Seasons is known for exceptional service across their properties (speaking to their veteran expertise, my poolside waiter had worked at the hotel for over 20 years).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearby. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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